Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-15

ishab.e by fine or imprisonment. Of all
proceedings for security to keep the
peace. Tne Police Judge is also to
have the same Jurisdiction and power
as Justice of the Peace in all actiens
and proceedings. The Police Judge
shall have q clerk, who shall give $1,000
bonds, and be shall have power to &C.
cept bail, administer oaths and do evory
thing that the Judge is required to do,
except try a case. The Judge and bis
clerk shall hold court from s A. M. to
5P.M.
Following is the full provision of the
new charter concerning sewerage, which
is q change from the old char.er and is
very important:
Section L. The Council shall, through
its City Engineer. prepare and complete
by maps, profiles, charts and such
other data as shall clearly set forth the
position and capacity of all mains and
branch sewers, system OF sewerage
to be adopted by the Council of said
city, and when so adopted no change
shall he made and no deviation from
said system shall be allowed unless upon
two.thirds vote of all members of the
Council and the approval of the Mayor
of said city.
Sec. 2. All maps, profiles, books,
records and other data pertaining to
such system shall be fully indexed, and
when accepted by the Council of said
city shall be filed in the Office of the
City Engineer, but shall be open to pub.
lie inspection.
6ec.' 8. The Council shall haye
power to lay down and cause to be laid
down all necessary sewers and drains,
repair and cause to be repaired the same,
and, except as hereinafter provided. to
assess, levy and collect as in this article
provided from all real property bene.
fitted by such sewers or drains, its pro-
portionate share of the cost thereof.
Sec. 4. The Council shall by bonds
of the city issued for this purpose, pay
the cost of constructing sewers; provided,
an assessment and levy may be made. on
all property benefited. The Council
shall determine the mode and manner Of
making all assessments, levies and col
lections to pay cost of constructing
sewers.
EDUCATIONAL.
Section six of the article on Board OF
Education provides that no money shall
be paid from the common school fund
for the maintenance of any class or
school above the grammar grade and in.
struction must be given in the following
branches and no other, in the severrl
grades in which each may be required,
viz: Reading. writing, orthography,
arithmetic, geography, grammar, history
Of the United States, elements of physi.
ology, vocal music, elements of book.
keeping and industrial drawing.
Section seven provides that the said
Board of Education is required to give
the first consideration to the mainte-
nance of schools Of the primary grades,
and see that ample facilities are given
for the accommodation and instruction
of pupils in such primary grades, and in
no case shall the consideration and in.
terests of the primary and intermediate
grammar grades be sacrificed to the in
terests of the higher grades.
POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
This Board shall consist of five mem.
bers, one from each ward, to be ap-
pointed by the Council and to hold office
for four years. The Mayor is to be ex.
ofiicio President Of sad Board but shall
have no vote. The sessions of the
Board shall be public. They shall have
a clerk. The Board shall appoint pc
hcemen and firemen but no appointment
shall be made for political reasons.
The Board shall make rules for the
government of the Police and Fire De-
parinents, and shall estimate the ex.
panses. 1t shall have charge of the
property of both departments. 1t shall
approve all claims. The Police Depart.
men. shall consist of Chief, a Captain
and thirty policeman. The Fire Depart
ment of Chief Engineer and as many
assistant engineers, foremen, firemen
and drivers, not to exceed seventy. as
the Board may determine. The Board
may increase the number Of policemen
and firemen in its discretion. All Off.
GERS and members OF the Police and Fire
Departments shall hold theiraposiiions
during good behavior and until removed
for good cause affecting their official
character or competency.
BONDS.
The Council may, at any time, sub.
NIT proposition to incur an indebted
ness for any specific purpose, to vote
OF the psople. (The charter makes no
limit to the amount of Indebtedness to
be incurred. II the vote is favorable
the Council may issue interest.bearing
bords to any amount, for the purpose
speci6ed.)
STREETS.
The article regarding streets is not
materially altered, and provides that the
Council may at any time order the i'm.
proving of any street, including paving,
and compel the property owners to bear
q proportionate share of the expense.
The committee to go to Sacramento,
consisting of Mayor Workman, City
Attorney DAILY and Mr.. B. Cohn, will
possibly leave tomorrow.
ScOla,s New Hotel Arcadia.